Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography
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Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography is a late 19th-century multi-volume reference work containing biographical sketches of notable figures from American history.
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| Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19425858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography Context triple: [D. Appleton & Company, published, Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography]
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Dictionary of American Biography
The Dictionary of American Biography is a multi-volume reference work containing scholarly biographical essays on significant figures in American history, originally published in the early 20th century.
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American National Biography
American National Biography is a comprehensive biographical reference work that profiles significant figures in American history and culture.
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Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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The New American Cyclopaedia
The New American Cyclopaedia is a 19th-century multi-volume general encyclopedia, widely used in the United States and co-edited by George Ripley and Charles A. Dana.
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Young Folks’ History of the United States
Young Folks’ History of the United States is a 19th-century popular history book that presents the story of the United States in an accessible narrative style for younger readers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography Target entity description: Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography is a late 19th-century multi-volume reference work containing biographical sketches of notable figures from American history.
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A.
Dictionary of American Biography
The Dictionary of American Biography is a multi-volume reference work containing scholarly biographical essays on significant figures in American history, originally published in the early 20th century.
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B.
American National Biography
American National Biography is a comprehensive biographical reference work that profiles significant figures in American history and culture.
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C.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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D.
The New American Cyclopaedia
The New American Cyclopaedia is a 19th-century multi-volume general encyclopedia, widely used in the United States and co-edited by George Ripley and Charles A. Dana.
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E.
Young Folks’ History of the United States
Young Folks’ History of the United States is a 19th-century popular history book that presents the story of the United States in an accessible narrative style for younger readers.
- F. None of above. chosen
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